diff --git a/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpdate/Makefile b/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpdate/Makefile
index 3a1b68bfeed1..f0af84001c3d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpdate/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpdate/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1993/12/21 21:06:30 wollman Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.3 1993/12/22 11:32:56 rgrimes Exp $
 #
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../include
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ SRCS= ntpdate.c version.c
 beforedepend: version.c
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../VERSION
-	${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion ntpdate
+	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion ntpdate
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpq/Makefile b/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpq/Makefile
index 4fc41c4880f9..875592a889c6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpq/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntpq/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1993/12/21 21:06:32 wollman Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.3 1993/12/22 11:33:07 rgrimes Exp $
 #
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../include
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ SRCS= ntpq.c ntpq_ops.c version.c
 beforedepend: version.c
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../VERSION
-	${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion ntpq
+	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion ntpq
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntptrace/Makefile b/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntptrace/Makefile
index 57f30515877f..5d5f32766de0 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntptrace/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/xntpd/ntptrace/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 1993/12/21 19:50:40 wollman Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1993/12/22 11:33:14 rgrimes Exp $
 #
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../include
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ SRCS= ntptrace.c version.c
 beforedepend: version.c
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../VERSION
-	${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion ntptrace
+	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion ntptrace
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/xntpd/util/Makefile b/usr.sbin/xntpd/util/Makefile
index ce9e1fd14d64..02cb294eaee1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/xntpd/util/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/xntpd/util/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 1993/12/21 20:16:18 wollman Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1993/12/22 11:33:28 rgrimes Exp $
 #
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../include
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ SRCS= tickadj.c version.c
 beforedepend: version.c
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../VERSION
-	${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion tickadj
+	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion tickadj
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpd/Makefile b/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpd/Makefile
index 4ed30b46e71d..6ab7cd0774ba 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpd/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpd/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.5 1994/04/03 20:37:26 wollman Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.6 1994/09/30 00:34:17 wollman Exp $
 #
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../include
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ SRCS+=	refclock_acts.c refclock_as2201.c refclock_atom.c refclock_chu.c \
 beforedepend: version.c
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../VERSION
-	${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion xntpd
+	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion xntpd
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpdc/Makefile b/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpdc/Makefile
index 4f40d7041a7f..a06cf1a0f83e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpdc/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/xntpd/xntpdc/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.1 1993/12/21 20:36:45 wollman Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.2 1993/12/22 11:34:00 rgrimes Exp $
 #
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../include
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ SRCS= ntpdc.c ntpdc_ops.c version.c
 beforedepend: version.c
 
 version.c: ${.CURDIR}/../VERSION
-	${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion xntpdc
+	sh -e ${.CURDIR}/../scripts/mkversion xntpdc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>